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#C8F50E

#c8f50e ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8f50e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 96.08% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.29% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 71.69°, with 92.03% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7762

Complementary

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #3b0ef5

Split complementary

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #0e54f5
  3. #ae0ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5ae0e
  2. #c8f50e
  3. #54f50e

Triadic

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #0ec8f5
  3. #f50ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #0ef53b
  3. #3b0ef5
  4. #f50ec8

Square

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #0ef5ae
  3. #3b0ef5
  4. #f50e54

Monochromatic

  1. #536604
  2. #8eaf07
  3. #c8f50e
  4. #d9f857
  5. #eafba1

Shades

#c8f50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #b4dd0d
  3. #a0c40b
  4. #8cac0a
  5. #789308
  6. #647b07
  7. #506206
  8. #3c4a04
  9. #283103
  10. #141901
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8f50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #cef626
  3. #d3f73e
  4. #d9f856
  5. #def96e
  6. #e4fa87
  7. #e9fb9f
  8. #effcb7
  9. #f4fdcf
  10. #fafee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8f50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8f50e
  2. #c1e919
  3. #bade25
  4. #b2d230
  5. #abc63c
  6. #a4bb47
  7. #9daf52
  8. #96a35e
  9. #8e9769
  10. #878c75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9ebb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe436 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e8d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efec00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebeb2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfeda6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8f50e {
  color: #c8f50e;
}
Background
.bg-c8f50e {
  background-color: #c8f50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8f50e {
  border: 2px solid #c8f50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8f50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 245 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 92% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8f50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8f50e, #54f50e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8f50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 245 14 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.08 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.66 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.27 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.72 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.40 #370af1 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8f50e  rgb(200, 245, 14)  hsl(72, 92%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#3b0ef5  rgb(59, 14, 245)  hsl(252, 92%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#0ec8f5  rgb(14, 200, 245)  hsl(192, 92%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f50ec8  rgb(245, 14, 200)  hsl(312, 92%, 51%)  Shocking Pink